How a Genius in the Kingdom of Magic Lives

In modern terms, royalty are people born with diamond spoons in their mouths.

Those who rule the country as rulers without worrying about food, clothing, and shelter.

Some royals are sold for arranged marriages, but they are still allowed to live comfortably.

Besides, you can get most of what you want, not just food and clothing.

This is a very blessed thing, but at the same time it is also a double-edged sword.

This is because if you do wrong, you can give the royal family endless arrogance.

A representative example is Kizan.

A child who already thinks he is the best and only knows himself.

If Kizan grows up with this mindset and becomes the leader of the kingdom, it will be the misfortune of the whole country.

Because of this, the Roman family periodically let the young royals go outside.

It is to see a lot and broaden the knowledge.

It was the same today.

I came out because I wanted to experience the atmosphere of the streets and the daily life of the common people while walking around the capital.

‘Good.’

Leo dyed his hair and dressed like a commoner so as not to show off as royalty.

Celise was helping him, and smiled slightly at the excited Leo.

“Are you that good, Prince?”

It is only natural that children of that age would like to go outside.

Recently, I felt that Prince Leo was too mature because of various things, but looking at this, it doesn’t seem like that.

“yes. nice.”

Leo nodded meekly.

Of course it was good.

‘As soon as I go out today, I’ll look for an opportunity and find the legacy of King Karst.’

The heritage is not in the royal palace.

That’s also the case, if it had been inside the palace, I think it would have been discovered earlier.

It is said that there is still a separate department in the palace that searches for the hidden legacy of King Karst.

But in vain.

The legacy of the karst king lies outside the capital.

Since it is impossible even in the royal family to search the entire expansive capital, it remained undiscovered until now.

‘I was worried about how to go outside, but this is a perfect opportunity.’

Leo laughed as he closed the book 『Basic Magic Preparation』.

In addition to light magic, I learned some additional magic that is covered in this book for introductory purposes.

‘Preparations are sufficient.’

Confidence soared.

It seemed that the legacy of the great Karst was already in hand.

* * *

‘Damn it.’

a few hours later

Leo admitted that his plan was immature.

‘There are too many escorts.’

Children of the royal family roam the capital.

No matter how safe the capital may be, it was not inside the palace, and there was no way they would be allowed to roam these streets without any escort.

Because of this, secret escorts were attached.

I didn’t reveal myself openly because I didn’t want to be found out that I was a member of the royal family.

However, disguised as an ordinary passer-by, he was constantly vigilant.

‘Five people leading us. And there are five people watching from afar. A total of 10 people.’

Probably all of them belong to the Royal Guard.

They were watching the royals and their surroundings without looking away for a moment with their eyes wide open.

Leo looked around.

There were Kizan and Elise who came out together.

When Kizan came out, he was looking around with sparkling eyes, as if he had forgotten the memories of Leo.

“Hey Leo. You don’t like going out very much, do you?”

Elise asked.

Like a ghost, he noticed that Leo was frowning slightly.

“no. I like it too.”

“But why?”

“just… .”

Did you feel that the emotions in Leo’s voice weren’t very good?

Kizan, who was looking around excitedly, glanced at him.

Then, cautiously, he spoke to Leo.

“I’m sorry, Leo. I was too loud… .”

Seeing that, Elise’s eyes twinkled.

“right. Kizan oppa is a little quiet. look at leo He’s younger than us, but how gentle he is.”

“… … .”

Kizan slightly bit his lip.

But because Leo was by his side, he couldn’t say anything.

Alice giggled for a while, wondering if that was a good look.

* * *

Drexla, a knight belonging to the Royal Guard, was selected as the general manager of the escort mission.

It wasn’t because he was the most skilled or senior.

The general manager has to guide and lead by the side of the royal family, but due to the nature of the mission, he has no choice but to encounter commoners.

Therefore, the most necessary thing was a soft appearance that would not scare others.

Drexla had a soft impression that made her look weak on the outside.

Pale skin that is not white enough, the impression of thin lines.

It looks like you are reading only books in a small room.

“When I go out, I will call you by different names. I’ll call Prince Kizan and Prince Leo little boy, and Princess Ellis a young lady.”

Drexla looked at them and asked.

The three royal children nodded.

Drexla smiled softly.

“great. Then you should follow me well.”

Drexla led the royal children to the capital.

Although it was a heavy duty to escort the royal family, Drexla didn’t worry too much.

The capital is safer than you think and security is well developed.

It was a mission that he had taken on dozens of times, but the fact that it had passed without any incident was proof of that.

‘It will be the same today.’

It won’t be that different from any other normal day.

Drexla thought so.

* * *

“Wow… . There are so many people… .”

“It is very noisy… .”

Kizan and Alice looked around frantically.

The place they came from was the Capital Square.

This is where the largest market in the kingdom is held, where countless merchants and passers-by gather to see it.

“now! It’s cheap, it’s cheap! Take a look!”

“There are potions made at the Geneva Magic Tower! An absurd effect that heals all the cuts with just one sip!”

“It is a single ring made from the heart of an ogre! tell me what are you doing! Men wake up even while sleeping! Only sold here!”

I hear the voices of traders talking loudly.

Elise tilted her head and asked Drexla, who was leading the party.

“Drexla.”

“Yes, lady.”

“What is an aphrodisiac?”

“… Yes?”

Drexla’s expression hardened momentarily.

Then, as if he realized his mistake, he soon managed his expression.

To make such a mistake in front of royalty!

“Ah, it’s too loud, can’t you hear? That merchant did just that. I heard men like it enough to wake up. What is an aphrodisiac?”

Eyes that look pure.

“That, that… .”

Drexla couldn’t answer.

“… I don’t know either.”

“Yes. I see.”

Alice didn’t ask for more.

Instead, he turned his gaze to the side.

“Hey Leo. Then do you know what it is?”

“Know.”

“really? What?”

Alice opened her eyes wide.

Leo shrugged.

“Later, after my sister gets married, it would be nice to give it to the future husband.”

“What if I get married?”

“yes. So there is no need to know before marriage.”

“Yes… . I see.”

Elise nodded.

Drexla looked at Leo with a surprised face.

‘Does Leo know what an aphrodisiac is… ?’

It’s not something young children know… If you listen to the explanation, there is nothing wrong.

If so, did the lady-in-waiting inform you?

I feel confused.

Drexla shook off her uneasy feelings and focused on her mission.

“ruler. Little by little, we will go deeper into it.”

He took the royals around the square and showed off the atmosphere.

the voices of the common people.

The atmosphere of the capital and the market.

It is to enable them to know the people and lands they will later rule over.

Leo blinked and looked around constantly.

‘Tsk. It’s going to be hard to aim for an opportunity here.’

At first, he too was preoccupied with exploring the world in this game. But that’s only for a moment.

The traditional market held in the district is bigger and louder than here.

And here it seems to be more sanitary and smells bad.

I can’t help it because the atmosphere is in the Middle Ages, but…

So, from the middle, Leo focused on the guards escorting them rather than the mayor.

‘You should only have one chance to escape… .’

We must somehow get past the escorts and access the legacy.

With that thought in mind, he carefully inspected the guards.

However, there were no gaps for them.

The escorts, divided into 5 close-range and 5 long-distance escorts, are watching them without blind spots.

No matter how you try to escape, you will probably be caught sooner or later.

So, Leo quietly followed Drexla around.

But the opportunity came soon.

The capital square was large, but there were more merchants and passersby than that.

Merchants who could not open their stalls in the plaza took their seats in the alleys connected to the plaza.

Drexla and the royals went into those alleys as well.

And for a while, the gaze of the guards escorting them from a distance was blocked by the alley walls.

‘Now!’

Leo’s eyes lit up.

The surroundings are so noisy that I can’t hear even small words.

He patted Kizan next to him without Drexla’s knowledge and whispered softly.

“brother.”

“Uh, huh?”

“Do me a favor.”

“… What do you want?”

Kizan asked cautiously.

Leo slightly raised his finger and pointed forward.

“There is a fruit shop over there. Make a fuss over there.”

“turmoil… ?”

“yes. My brother said he was good at that. I heard you did it a few times in the palace? Show me.”

Leo stared at Kizan.

It was those cold eyes that he showed Kizan a while ago.

Kizan felt as if the nightmare was reviving.

“ah… Okay… . Ooh, my brother wants to see it, so I have to… .”

Kizan flinched and nodded.

Then, he approached the fruit shop.

Carefully examine Leo’s eyes several times.

Leo waved his hand as if telling him to do it.

OK… .

“What kind of fruit are they selling here!!”

-bang!

Kizan hit the basket of fruit on the shelf with both hands.

At the same time, the eyes of the guards escorting them were all focused on Kizan.

‘nice.’

Leo laughed to himself.

* * *

‘It started again.’

As soon as they saw Kizan’s eccentricity, the guards had the same thought at the same time.

Prince Kizan, the bad boy of the palace.

The person who should be most careful in this ascetic practice was gearing up.

Drexla sighed inwardly.

‘I definitely thought that some kind of accident would happen, but… I never thought they would openly punish me like this.’

Contrary to her intentions, however, Drexla smiled and went to Kizan’s side.

“Aigoo, Bocchan. You shouldn’t do this. Isn’t the owner in trouble here?”

Kizan glanced at Leo.

Leo shook his head slightly.

It meant that it was still not enough.

Kizan shouted even louder.

“Hey, let go of this! Where do you sell these fruits… . yes! Then let’s look at that troubled owner’s face! Where are you! Come see me!”

Drexla made a puzzled expression.

But to make matters worse, big men walked out of the fruit shop.

“What is it, kid? What are you doing in front of our store?”

“A child is without fear. uh?”

Drexla’s face hardened at the sudden rant.

The royal family was insulted in front of the Royal Guard.

No matter how much Kizan said he was wrong first, he couldn’t just leave it alone.

Drexla winked.

Guards who had been lingering nearby for close escort approached.

“It’s not like this here, let’s talk for a while.”

“Follow me.”

And in that situation, Leo’s eyes lit up.

‘great. The gaze of the escorts fell from me.’

It’s been a long time since the eyes of the long-distance escort were blocked by the wall as they entered the narrow alley.

All that was left was a melee escort, Kizan serving as a decoy.

Leo carefully raised the mana.

– Ugh.

Using a very small amount of mana, he cast a fine visual distortion magic on his body.

All I can handle now is one magic particle.

It has the effect of refracting light very slightly to escape from the gaze of others.

Of course, it doesn’t have much effect yet.

It’s because the magic power is absurdly lacking.

However, it is enough to subconsciously block the gaze.

Drexla was paying attention to Kizan, and the four melee guards were scrambling with the men who had emerged from the fruit stand.

Leo’s gaze moved to the lower part of the wall a little further back.

There was a small hole drilled in it.

A dog hole that only a little kid the size of Leo could pass through, and even if he was Kizzan, his body would get stuck.

‘I’m glad there was a hole like this here.’

As soon as I entered this alley, I found a dog hole.

The guards were all big adults, so they didn’t pay attention to those small holes.

So, I set this place as the place of execution.

Kizan successfully did a good job, so now all we have to do is get out of here.

But then… .

-widely!

His arms were gripped and he was caught.

‘What are you doing?’

It was Alice.

She asked, holding Leo’s hand and opening her mouth.

‘You can’t… ?’

‘Leave this.’

‘It’s fun alone, but you want to go!? no! I’m coming too.’

‘… … .’

A silent conversation was carried out with only glances.

Alice had an excited expression on her face.

It seems that Leo knew that he was trying to have fun.

‘I can’t help it… .’

Leo let out a small sigh.

There was no time to quarrel.

After a very short time, the guards will pay attention to this again.

Fortunately, Alice’s dog hole is small enough to pass through.

Leo used distortion magic on Elise’s body as well.

‘Then you have to be quiet and follow me.’

‘Okay! don’t worry!’

Leo took Elise’s hand and moved cautiously.

The two carefully made their way through the dog hole.